TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1927.
P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS. TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under, Contract with H.M. Government.)
MOREA KALYAN
From
Tons Hongkong
About
7th Jan. Jun.
Destination
"arseilles & London
Straits & Bombay
NEW SHIP DEVICES.
DETAILS OF THE FATHOMETER.
THE CHINA MAIL,
PASSENGER LISTS.
ARRIVALS.
Passengers arrived by the C.P.S. yesterday
CONSIGNEES.
[SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
THE
One of the newest of ship de-Empress of Russia" vices, known as the, fathemeter, an were invention of the Submarine Signal
HE Steamship Corporation of Boston, Massachu- Mr. and Mrs. H. Burgess, Mr. P.
"ANDRE LEBON" Betts, has been Installed on three E. Casiong, Mr. Chan Lay-tong, BRINGING CARGO from MAR- Japanese Government survey ships, Mr. and Mrs. A. Cutton, Mr. M. D. SEILLES, &c, also cargo from under the supervision of Mr. Ed Dixon, Mr. L. J. G. Dudley, Mr. M. Bordeaux ex S.S. "VENUS" and ward W. Smith, who represents the Garcia, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hockacher, cargo from Havre & Cognac ex 8.6. Corporation. The fathometer is Mr. E. Hodginson, Mr. Wm. "LIEUT. DE LA TOUR.” used to sound the depth of the Hodgkinson, Mr. Lao Kit-sang, CONSIGNEES are hereby inform- ocean and has greatly increased the Mr. Lim Kim-chi, Mr. Liong Soy, ed that their goods with the efficiency of plotting the bottom of Mr. H. Nakai, Mr. Ng Yin-pun, exception of Opium, Treasure and the sea accurately.
Mr. P. Yu Singco, Mr. K. Tanada, Valuables are being landed and The principle fundamentally is Mr. and Mrs. W. Warren, Mr. stored into the Godowns of the very simple, that is, the fact that P. Braga, Mr. and Mrs. A. SHONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF we are able to tell accurately just Carpio, Mr. and Mrs. S. Ferenda & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW- how fast sound travels in the air and two infanta, Mr. Yan Foong, LOON, whonce delivery may be or in water, Reduced to its Mr. B. Rewachand, and Mr. M. obtained immediately after landing. elementary terms, the function of Shariff,
the fathometer is to mesaure the speed of his sound and thereby tell how deep the ocean is at any given
All claims, must be sent in to me
on or before FRIDAY, the 16th instant, or they will not be recog- location. It is known that sound The s.a. "City of Lahore," which nised.
DAMAGED PACKAGES will be travels at a speed of 4,800 ft, per sailed from New York on October second under water. This is about 22 left Singapore on December 8 examined by the Company's Sur- four times as fast as it does in the via Manila to Hong Kong and is vayor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. air. To get the depth of the sea at due here on December 17. Fol-In the presence of the Consfgnees. any point, a sound is sent out from lowing are the passengers on board at 10 a.m. on TUESDAY, the 13th the intrument. Within a short for Hong Kong and Shanghai Via December, 1927. time, the echo of the sound will Hong Kong: Miss W. Andrews. No Fire Insurance will be effected come back. If two minutes elapse Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Grey, Miss F. by us in any case whatever. between the time the sound left the McGill, and Miss M. instrument and when its ceba combs Shanghai: Mrs. P. D. Ferguson, back, then the depth of the ocean) Mias M. E. Pearce, Mrs. D. Wor- there is the distance which sound cester and Masters D. and N. waves will travel in one minute, or Worcester. just half the total time elapsed.
When asked wheher there are other things besides the bottom of the ocean which will cause the sound to return to the surface the water, Mr. Smith's reply was
of
Marseilles, London, Autwerp & Hull that, theoretically, there are, but
Marseilles & Londen
Strait & Bombay
S. 6.
+ JEYPORE KHIVA
KASHGAR
5,318 14th Dee i 9,125 18th The
4 p., 9,006 2411 Dec.
1928 10,353
7th .Fren.
9,141
DEVANHA MALWA
21st 6,155
KHYBER
-9,114 18th Feb.
MACEDONIA
11,120
KHIVA
0,135
KASHMIR
8,985
3rd Mar. 10th Mar. 17th Mar.
KARMALA
9.128
24th Mar.
MANTUA
10.916
1st Mar.
KALYAN
9.144
7th Apl.
MONGOLIA
16,504
14th April
Marseilles & London
10,996
4th
Fel !
* Passengers to Singapore only.
Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull Marseilles & London.
Sex, London, Antwerp & Hull
& London Marseilles, London & Antwerp. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull Marseilles & Londen Marseilles & London
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
† Not carrying passengers,
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the
· Khedival Mail Steamship C4.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TILAWA GARMULA TAKLIWA
10,006 3.17
5.25.1 10th Jan. 7086 14th Jan.
Dec
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calentin
B. 1. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class, passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
ST. ALBANS 4,500 | 30th Dec.ursy Island, Townsville, Bris- Manils. Port Holland, Sandakan, 6.000 27th Jan. 1 hane, Sydney & Melbourne.
ARAFURA
• Calls at Port Holland.
1928
Regular morilbly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The B. & A. S.S; Co., Ltd., steamers will ulen cull at Shanghai, Halla, Cebu, Kolambugan; Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other norts en route as inducement
to the United Kingdora via New
Kers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S. Company's steamers
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P.&. Buyal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal. The P.&O. Branch Service of steamers to London vis the Cape.
practically not. "It is true," he said, "that there are some things which have n greater density than water and which would thereby force an echo to return, but they are not found to any large_extent For all practical, pur- in the sea. poses, this does not have to be con- sidered. Icebergs are the one thing which sometimes get between the fathometer and the bottom of the sea. As icebergs have about the same density of water, however, this never interferes with the cal- culation."
MOTOR SHIPS.
CONVERTING THREE CARGO STEAMERS.
Taylor.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
STEAM_NAVIGATION_CO...
:
STEAMER FOR
STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS,
AND LONDON, *
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS,
THE Steamship
TH
"KHIVA"
Agent.
J. LIMAGE,
Hong Kong, 7th December, 1927.
LLOYD TRIESTINO N. CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
M.V. "REMO” ·
From Trieste, Venice, Brindisi, Port Said, Massaua, Aden, Karachi, Colombo, Penang and Singapore.
NONSIGNEES of Cargo are here-
C
by informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharvés delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forward- ed unless notice to the contrary be given before 8th instant.
Capt. R. H. STRINGER, O.B.E., R.N.R., carrying His Majesty's
No claims will be admitted after Mails will be despatched from this port on or about SATURDAY, the the Goods have left the Godown, 17th December, 1927, at Noon tuk-| and all Goods remaining undeliver. ing Passengers and Cargo for the ed after the 14th inst., will be sub- above Parts.
ject to rent.
Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, All claims against the vessel France and London (under arrange-] muat bo presented to the Under- United States Navy yards and ment) will be transhipped at signed on or before the 24th Inst. one shipbuilding company have Bombay into the Mail Steamer or they will not be recognized. been awarded contracts totalling proceeding direct to Maracilleş £765,200 for converting the Ship- and London.
ping Board's three steel cargo and "Courageous" to Diesel-elec- steamships. "Defiance," "Triumph,"
tric motorships. The board award- ed contracts for the conversion of thugo vessels to the Norfolk Navy Yard, the Boston Navy Yard, and the Federal Shipbuilding Co. res-, pectively. Work will be commenc- ed as soon as practicable, accord- ing to the board's statement.
The amounts of the contracts are
as follow:-"Defiance," $238,400; "Triumph," £263,000; and "Cour ageous," £263,800. These figures,
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers, for Southampton and according to the board, are about London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
*GARMULA
KALYAN
TAKLIWA DEVANHA
14Lk Dee Shanghai, Moji, Kobo & Osaka
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
Moji, Kobe & Osaka Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
1 5,254
7 a.. 9,144
15th Dec. 10 a.m. 7,930 21st. Dec. 8,155 24th Dec.
1328
DELTA
8,097
1a Jan.
ARAFURA
6,000
3rd Jan.
MALWA
10.080
7th Jan.
NELLORE
6,853 14th Jan.
KHYBER
KHIVA
CANDA
MACEDONIA
9,114 21st Jan.!
0,135 11.120 6,966
*NAGPORE 6.23.3 KASHMIR
KALYAN MANTUA
ST. ALBANS
LAHORE
MONGOLIA MOREA
KASHGAR
MALWA
DEVANHA
MACEDONIA
6,086
9.144.
28th.Jari.
4th Feb.
7th Feb.
17th Feb. Feb.
18th Feb. 18th
18,946 2nd Mar.
4,500
5,252
Gth Mar- 12th Mar.
16,604 17th Mar.
10,963
0,005 10,086 8,165
11,120
* Cargo only.
30th Mar. 13th April 27th April 11th May 25th May
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
Moji & Kobo
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe &
Shu,
Kobe & Yokohama Moji.
Kobe, Osaka & & Yokohama Shanghai. Moji, Kebe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama Moji & Kobe. Moji, Kobe &. Yokohama. Moji, Kobe, Usaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moil, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghal, Mol, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Maji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
*Passengera for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Bingaporo while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.
mers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to maling.
For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply toj- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agents.
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD, & CHINA MUTUAL S.S. CO., LTD.) │
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.&. CO., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
B.S. "MACHAON"
88. "CITY OF LAHORE”
‚Via Suna Canal
Parcels will be received at this Bailing. The contents and value of Office until 5 p.m. the day before
all packages must be declared.
For further Particulars, Apply
to--
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the veyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, 14th inst., at 10 am. by our sur-
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., signed by
Agents.
Hong Kong, 12th December, 1927.
CONSIGNEES.
60 per cent. of the estimated cost | THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
of constructing new vessels of this
LONDON & STRAITS.
type in. American shipyards, and From MIDDLESBRO”, ANTWERP, are less than the cost of construct. ing similar high speed freight ships in foreign shipyards.
HE' Steamship
"RENDORAN"
"Thus, by the conversion of these vessels,” the board's statement! said, "three new motorships, avit-¦ Consignees of Cargo are hereby able for competition with the new informed that all Goods are being motorships built for foreign flag landed at their risk into the hazar- operation, will be provided for the dous and/or extra hazardous Go- American merchant marine. By downs of The Hongkong and Kow- means of the conversion the speed loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.,: of these vessels will be advanced whence, and/or from the wharves, from approximately 10 knots, of which they are capable in their delivery may be obtained, present condition, to an estimated speed of between 13 and 14 knots." the goods have left. the godowns, The vessels will be equipped and all goods remaining undeliver- with McIntosh and Seymour Diesel ed after the 20th instant, will be engines, the cost of which is in- subject to rent.
No claims will be admitted after
cluded in the contract prices. The All claims against the steamer prices given also include certain must be presented to the Under modifications of the ships hull atgned on or before the 3rd Jan- lines in order to aid in increasing uary, 1928, or they will not be the speed of the vessels. As con-
recognized. verted, the ships will be of 10,500
deadweight tons each, standard commercial practice, and recognis- ing space.
U.S. BANK BANDITS,
Beadon (Ark), Nov, 28, Posses are still hunting five bandits who held up the Bank here and obtained $30,000 last night.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Go downs, where they will be examined on the 20th Instant, at 10 a.m.
NA Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agenta
Hong Kong, 13th December, 1927,
KAIPING COAL
FOR ALL PURPOSES
HOME,
FACTORY
AND
BUNKERS
18th Dec. 27th Dec. 23rd Jnn..
20th Feb,
9th Mar,
B.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD"
Via Suez Canal
Via Suez Canal
Vin Suez Canal
8.8. "CITY OF KIMBERLEY”..... Vin Suez Canni
-8.8. "LYCAON"
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option.
Subject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to:--: BUTTERFIELD & SWINE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. :
Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD., Canton
POWER
HOUSE,
TUGS &
LOCOS
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
Hend · Olica;—TIENTSIN,
gents:--DOWELL & CO., LTD., Hongkong,
Bills of Lading will be counter-
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 8th December, 1927.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET.
Date.
Sunrise, Sunset,
3.m,
Cool, Shady Decks to Enjoy
The great wide glass enclosed promenade decks of the Presi- dent Liners-with their dozens of comfortable, inviting steamer chairs. You will enjoy spending much of your time here lounging, reading and conversing with friends.
The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and exceptionally meady. All are oil burners, swife express lintos.
The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting,
1
All staterooms are pucide, splendidly furnished and equipped with best-not berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also fans, wardrobe, thermos bottles and reading lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many enoms perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners, The Cuisine is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you, And how the orchestra adds zese to your dining.
The decks are spacious. The Glass-enclosed Promenade always popular. Deek sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances,—everything has been done to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere is the courteous and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President
Lince.
The great frequency of railings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Steamship and American Mall Lines have made these giant passenger liners out- standingly popular among travelers,
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA The Short, Straight Route to America Fortrialuly callinga on Wednesdays
The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu Fortnightly anilings an Tuesdays. Prea. Jackson Pres. McKinley
.Dec. 20th. Jan. 3rd.
.Jan. 17th.
.Jan. 31st.
Pres. Lincoln
Pres. Lirant Pres.Cleveland
Pres Pierce. Dec. 14th 12.30 a.m. Pres. Taft Pres. Jefferson
.Dec. 28th. .Jan. 11th. .Jan. 25th,
Special Through Rates to Europe, via United States, £120, £112. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rallway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privilegen for sight-seeing.
To EUROPE and NEW YORK
ROUND THE WORLD
Fortnightly sailinga på Tuesdaya via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Almandela, "Naples, Genoa, Marselles, Boston and New York, Pres. Carfield ....Dec. 18th 8 n.m. Pres. Harrison ....Jan, 1st 6 a.m. Pres. Monroe...Jan. 15th 8 a.m.
Pres. Wilson...Jan. 29ib 8 a.m. Prem. Van Buren.Fch, 12th 8 a.m. Pres. Hayes ...Feb. 26th 6 n.. TO MANILA
Free, Jackson ....Dec. 14th 4 p.m. Pres. Garfield ....Dec. 18th & am. Pres.Taft ...Dec. 20th 6 p.m.
Pres. McKinley Dec. 26th & p.m. Pres. Harrison Jan. 3rd 6 a.m. Pres. Jefferson Jan, 3rd 6p.m.
For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information Apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor:
Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795
Cable Address "Dollar"
Dollar Steamship Line
and.
American Mail Line
December
p.m.
"
13 14
27
.6.54 6.40 "
8.54
5.41 21
15
6.55
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16
.6.55
6.41,
*
17
..6.56,
18
..6.56
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19
.6.07
5.43
"
"
20
..6.58
21
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22
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6.44 »
22
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24
$7.00
6.45,
25
.7.00
5,46
26
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28
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29
.7.02
J
27
30
31
.7.03 ·5.49 "
r
5.48.. .7.02, 5.48,,
5.47
Estimates furnished on application, Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.
5.42 ..
5.42
.7.00 5.46 "
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We haye over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.
Town Olice: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon No. 9.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.
Codes Uned: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;
Western Union and Watkins.
DOCK.OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
ELECTRICIANS.
S.S.
TAIPING."
Speed 14.77 "LH.P. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons.
Built and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
Pissse - address... enquiries to the Chief Manager':
R. M... DYER, BSË, MINA“, Kowloon Dock, Bangki
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